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U.S. SENATE / NEVADA / EXIT POLL

1,726 Respondents

Updated: 11:45 a.m.

VOTE BY GENDER

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Male (50%)	57%	39%	1%
Female (50%)	54%	43%	2%

VOTE BY RACE AND GENDER

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
White Men (39%)	60%	36%	1%
White Women (38%)	59%	38%	2%
Non-White Men (11%)	47%	50%	1%
Non-White Women (12%)	39%	60%	2%

VOTE BY RACE

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
White (77%)	60%	37%	1%
African-American (6%)	22%	75%	2%
Latino (12%)	45%	52%	1%
Asian (2%)	*	*	*
Other (2%)	*	*	*

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
18-29 (12%)	47%	49%	4%
30-44 (27%)	60%	35%	1%
45-59 (34%)	57%	40%	1%
60 and Older (28%)	54%	44%	1%

VOTE BY AGE

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
18-64 (83%)	56%	40%	2%
65 and Older (17%)	56%	42%	1%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Under $15,000 (7%)	55%	41%	3%
$15-30,000 (10%)	43%	50%	0%
$30-50,000 (16%)	47%	46%	2%
$50-75,000 (24%)	58%	40%	2%
$75-100,000 (17%)	60%	39%	1%
$100-150,000 (15%)	62%	35%	1%
$150-200,000 (5%)	60%	39%	1%
$200,000 or More (7%)	60%	40%	*

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Less Than $50,000 (33%)	48%	46%	2%
$50,000 or More (67%)	60%	39%	1%

VOTE BY INCOME

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Less Than $100,000 (73%)	54%	43%	1%
$100,000 or More (27%)	61%	37%	1%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Yes, I Am (14%)	37%	54%	2%
Yes, Someone Else Is (10%)	47%	49%	1%
Yes, Both (2%)	*	*	*
No, No One Is (74%)	61%	37%	1%

ANYONE IN HOUSEHOLD IN A UNION?

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Yes (26%)	43%	50%	1%
No (74%)	61%	37%	1%

ARE YOU A UNION MEMBER?

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Yes (16%)	40%	51%	2%
No (84%)	59%	38%	1%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
No High School (3%)	39%	53%	2%
H.S. Graduate (16%)	53%	42%	2%
Some College (40%)	60%	36%	2%
College Graduate (23%)	57%	39%	1%
Postgraduate (18%)	50%	49%	1%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
No College Degree (59%)	57%	38%	2%
College Graduate (41%)	54%	43%	1%

VOTE BY EDUCATION

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
No College Education (20%)	51%	44%	2%
College Educated (80%)	57%	40%	1%

VOTE BY PARTY ID

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Democrat (33%)	16%	81%	1%
Republican (40%)	93%	7%	1%
Independent (27%)	52%	40%	3%

VOTE BY IDEOLOGY

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Liberal (21%)	21%	77%	1%
Moderate (43%)	48%	49%	2%
Conservative (36%)	86%	10%	1%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Strongly Approve (24%)	91%	7%	0%
Somewhat Approve (22%)	87%	10%	1%
Somewhat Disapprove (14%)	55%	38%	2%
Strongly Disapprove (38%)	17%	80%	2%

HOW GEORGE W. BUSH IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Approve (46%)	89%	9%	1%
Disapprove (52%)	27%	69%	2%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Strongly Approve (23%)	89%	8%	1%
Somewhat Approve (24%)	86%	12%	2%
Somewhat Disapprove (15%)	45%	47%	2%
Strongly Disapprove (36%)	20%	78%	1%

U.S. WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Approve (47%)	87%	10%	1%
Disapprove (51%)	27%	68%	2%

U.S. SAFER THAN BEFORE 9/11?

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Yes (56%)	78%	19%	1%
No (37%)	25%	72%	1%

IMPORTANCE OF WAR IN IRAQ

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Extremely Important (37%)	48%	49%	1%
Very Important (31%)	61%	36%	1%
Somewhat Important (21%)	62%	33%	3%
Not At All Important (10%)	59%	35%	2%

IMPORTANCE OF TERRORISM

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Extremely Important (37%)	61%	35%	1%
Very Important (35%)	59%	39%	1%
Somewhat Important (21%)	48%	47%	2%
Not At All Important (7%)	41%	52%	*

IMPORTANCE OF ECONOMY

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Extremely Important (43%)	54%	42%	1%
Very Important (42%)	57%	40%	2%
Somewhat Important (12%)	59%	36%	2%
Not At All Important (2%)	*	*	*

IMPORTANCE OF ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Extremely Important (43%)	63%	33%	1%
Very Important (28%)	60%	36%	2%
Somewhat Important (21%)	46%	51%	1%
Not At All Important (7%)	30%	65%	2%

HOW REID IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Strongly Approve (23%)	26%	71%	1%
Somewhat Approve (31%)	44%	53%	1%
Somewhat Disapprove (16%)	71%	26%	3%
Strongly Disapprove (27%)	87%	9%	0%

HOW REID IS HANDLING HIS JOB

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Approve (54%)	36%	60%	1%
Disapprove (43%)	81%	15%	1%

ARE YOU A NEVADA NATIVE?

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Yes (13%)	56%	42%	1%
No, Moved Since 2002 (17%)	48%	44%	2%
No, Moved in '96-'01 (18%)	53%	44%	1%
No, Moved Before '96 (52%)	59%	38%	1%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Big Cities (25%)	56%	43%	1%
Smaller Cities (26%)	55%	41%	1%
Suburbs (34%)	50%	45%	2%
Small Towns (7%)	65%	34%	1%
Rural (8%)	73%	22%	1%

VOTE BY SIZE OF COMMUNITY

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Urban (51%)	55%	42%	1%
Suburban (34%)	50%	45%	2%
Rural (15%)	69%	28%	1%

VOTE BY REGION

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Washoe County (23%)	57%	40%	1%
Clark County (61%)	51%	45%	2%
Rural Counties (17%)	69%	28%	1%

VOTE FOR GOVERNOR

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Titus (43%)	17%	82%	1%
Gibbons (48%)	92%	7%	1%
None of These (3%)	49%	34%	17%

RAISING THE MINIMUM WAGE

TOTAL	Ensign	Carter	None of These
Yes (68%)	43%	53%	2%
No (32%)	82%	15%	1%

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